Emphysema of the Lung (Pulmonary Emphysema) A chronic lung disease characterized by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces,…
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Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Pulmonary hypertension, or PH, is increased pressure in the pulmonary arteries. These arteries carry blood from your heart to…
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a heart problem that affects some babies soon after birth. In PDA, abnormal…
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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP): Tests
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP): Tests Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, or HP, is a disease in which the lungs become inflamed from breathing in foreign substances,…
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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP): Treatments
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP): Treatments Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, or HP, is a disease in which the lungs become inflamed from breathing in foreign substances,…
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Heart Failure: Symptoms A chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump blood properly. Part of: Heart Failure Signs and Symptoms of…
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) A disease in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs)…
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): Treatments
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): Treatments A disease in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the…